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The 2008 DREAM featherweight grand prix kicked off on Saturday night with six of the tournament's first round matchups, as well as three non-tournament bouts, on the DREAM.7 card at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
And while the opening round of the tournament did lend a few surprises, it was a successful night for the Japanese fans that were cheering on their countrymen as several of the event's favored local stars moved on in the tournament.
The event was held on Sunday night in Japan and will air on a one-week tape delay on HDNet in the U.S.
The evening's feature bout saw the always colorful Masakazu Imanari (16-6-1) facing Pancrase and Shooto veteran Atsushi Yamamoto (12-6-1). The full antics of "Ashikan Judan" were on display, but Yamamoto avoided the distractions while proving himself a worthy adversary.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Masakazu Iminari def. Atsushi Yamamoto via split decision*
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Jong Won Kim via TKO (punches) -- Round 2, 0:40*
Yoshiro Maeda def. Micah Miller via unanimous decision*
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Ross Ebanez via submission (rear-naked shoke) -- Round 1, 4:03
Shinya Aoki def. David Gardner via rear-naked choke -- Round 1, 5:58
Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Daisuke Nakamura via unanimous decision
Abel Cullum def. Akiyo Nishiura via unanimous decision*
Joe Warren def. Chase Beebe via TKO (cut) -- Round 1, 10:00*
Bibiano Fernandes def. Takafumi Otsuka via unanimous decision*
And while the opening round of the tournament did lend a few surprises, it was a successful night for the Japanese fans that were cheering on their countrymen as several of the event's favored local stars moved on in the tournament.
The event was held on Sunday night in Japan and will air on a one-week tape delay on HDNet in the U.S.
The evening's feature bout saw the always colorful Masakazu Imanari (16-6-1) facing Pancrase and Shooto veteran Atsushi Yamamoto (12-6-1). The full antics of "Ashikan Judan" were on display, but Yamamoto avoided the distractions while proving himself a worthy adversary.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Masakazu Iminari def. Atsushi Yamamoto via split decision*
Hiroyuki Takaya def. Jong Won Kim via TKO (punches) -- Round 2, 0:40*
Yoshiro Maeda def. Micah Miller via unanimous decision*
Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Ross Ebanez via submission (rear-naked shoke) -- Round 1, 4:03
Shinya Aoki def. David Gardner via rear-naked choke -- Round 1, 5:58
Mitsuhiro Ishida def. Daisuke Nakamura via unanimous decision
Abel Cullum def. Akiyo Nishiura via unanimous decision*
Joe Warren def. Chase Beebe via TKO (cut) -- Round 1, 10:00*
Bibiano Fernandes def. Takafumi Otsuka via unanimous decision*
